The few times that I’ve gone to a physical therapist for an injury, I was hooked up to a machine that used transcutaneous nerve stimulation, or TENS. It sent small electrical impulses to my nerves, ...

If there’s one familiar sound whenever a volunteer tries out an interactive device that uses electrical muscle stimulation, it is probably laughter. Even for experienced users of the technology, the ...

You’ve likely heard about electro muscle stimulation — EMS, for short — but you’re probably asking for a little clarification on it, and wondering how, or if, it applies to golf. Not ready to try it ...

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A muscle stimulator is a handheld or larger machine with connected electrodes. Larger machines usually only exist in therapy clinics or doctor’s offices, while handheld devices are used at home.

When I first heard of EMS, Electrical Muscle Stimulation, a device that enables you to burn 500 calories in a single session, I was sceptical. I’m fit enough. I swim regularly: no splashing about, but ...

In another major clinical breakthrough of the Walk Again Project, a non-profit international consortium aimed at developing new neuro-rehabilitation protocols, technologies and therapies for spinal ...

Popular Science reporter Rachel Feltman recently tested a futuristic way of getting fit: zapping your muscles with electricity during an otherwise conventional workout. Feltman’s takeaway: “The pumps, ...

Instructor: Liana Bezuidenhout, of Boulder, a former competitive gymnast and lifelong athlete. She first learned about electro muscle stimulation through FITtec after having her second child in 2013. ...

Which muscle stimulators are best? Muscle stimulators are not magic tools that help promote muscle growth and strength. They’re medical devices buyers use for pain management and rehabilitation. The ...